TORONTO (AP) - Mats Sundin's familiar No. 13 has been raised to the rafters at the Air Canada Centre by the Toronto Maple Leafs. The longtime captain had his number officially retired in a pregame ceremony on Saturday night before the Maple Leafs faced the Montreal Canadiens.
The Maple Leafs have retired the use of 13 numbers in honour of 19 players, including the first in professional sports. In addition, several individuals who hold an association with the club have been inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame.
10 (Syl Apps, George Armstrong), No. 13 (Mats Sundin), No. 17 (Wendel Clark), No. 27 (Frank Mahovlich, Darryl Sittler) or No.
The Leafs were in a playoff position for much of the season, but a 2–12 record in the final 14 games of the season caused them to miss the playoffs.
Up until last night van Riemsdyk wore number 21—a number now retired to honor Borje Salming—so van Riemsdyk switched to number 25.
Earlier in his career, he played for the Chicago Blackhawks and the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League (NHL). Desjardins won the Stanley Cup with the Chicago Blackhawks in 2015. He is also notable for being one of only two players in NHL history to have worn the number 69, with the other being Mel Angelstad.
Wayne Gretzky's No. 99 is retired throughout the NHL not only because he is considered the greatest player in League history, but because the number and his name are synonymous. Though there is no debate over who the best player to wear that number is, there are 98 other numbers with more than one worthy candidate.
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Eight players from the '67 Maple Leafs are still alive. The youngest is right wing Ron Ellis, who is 77 years old.. Jeffrey retired as a player in 1970, after attempting a return to the Red Wings. As a Detroit Hockey Now article detailed, he said his “kneecap is the size of a nickel.”
What is the biggest regular season loss in Toronto Maple Leafs history? Based on goal differential, the largest loss in Toronto Maple Leafs history is by 11 goals, which has happened twice: a 1-12 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins on Dec 26, 1991 and a 0-11 loss to the Boston Bruins on Jan 18, 1964.
Since the 1950-51 season, only three players are in the number 99 club, Gretzky, Rick Dudley and Wilf Paiement. Mel Angelstad and Andrew Desjardins are the only players since 1950 to wear Rob Gronkowski's favourite number.
Unlike the number 99, the NHL hasn't retired 66, which means any player can still use it. Some see it as a sign of disrespect, but Ho-Sang has made it clear that that's the last thing on his mind when he decided he wanted to wear Lemieux's old number.
Before player introductions, Tod Leiweke noted that the Kraken -- the NHL's 32nd active franchise -- proved viable when they drew 32,000 depositors for tickets. With all that in mind, the Kraken retired the number 32 before participating in that first-ever home game.
On October 15, 2016, the Maple Leafs retired Dave Keon's number 14 at a ceremony honouring the Maple Leafs' centenary.
Why didn't Morgan Rielly's goal count in Maple Leafs-Panthers? NHL referees are instructed to blow the whistle, signifying that play is dead, when they lose sight of the puck. Regardless of what happens afterward, play is halted. Goals do not count even if the puck crosses the goal line.
Throwback Thursday: Wearing number 69, Toronto Maple Leafs sign Brent Gretzky in 1995 - TheLeafsNation.
Kurtis Stevenson from Alberta has finally finished his shrine to dedicate his love for the Leafs. He decorated his entire basement with over 350 pieces of Leafs memorabilia!
Bill Barilko's number would become the second number to be retired by the Maple Leafs after he was listed as missing for 11 years following a plane crash. His number five was pulled from circulation in 1951 before being permanently retired in 1962.
NEW YORK - The National Hockey League announced today that the Chicago Blackhawks have been fined $2 Million for the organization's inadequate internal procedures and insufficient and untimely response in the handling of matters related to former video coach Brad Aldrich's employment with the Club and ultimate ...
On May 3rd, Drake posted his @Stake stub on IG — a $400K bet that the Maple Leafs-Lightning series would go seven games.
Toronto Maple Leafs forward John Tavares has been fined $5,000 US, the NHL's department of player safety announced Sunday. Tavares was issued the fine for slashing Oilers defenceman Vincent Desharnais in Saturday's game. The incident occurred at 3:41 of the third period and Tavares was assessed a minor penalty.
The NHL formerly allowed players to wear both No. 0 and 00, but nobody has worn either since Marty Biron suited up for the Buffalo Sabres in 1995–96 with the double-zero on his back. The league subsequently outlawed the practice the following season. But if players in other leagues can wear 0, why can't NHL stars?
It is what people know and in 98 years of NHL there are many players who have made their number go down in history. #1 is a number typically reserved for goalies and the following is a list of the Top 5 goalies in history to ever wear the number #1.
The first-choice goalkeeper is usually assigned the number 1 shirt as they are the first player in a line-up. The second-choice goalkeeper wears, on many occasions, shirt number 12 which is the first shirt of the second line up, or number 13.